It is an admitted position that the claimants had not submitted any evidence that income of the deceased was Rs. 3,500/- per month by driving the truck at the time of accident but in my considered opinion, the tribunal without any basis calculated the income of the deceased as Rs.2,000/- per month. So, in my considered opinion, on the basis of minimum wages prevalent at the relevant point of time, income of the deceased should be calculated as Rs.2,500/- per month. The age of deceased has been determined as 32 years, therefore, applying the multiplier of 16, dependency of the claimants comes to Rs.2500 x 12 x 16 = 4,80,000/-. Taking into consideration the number of dependents i.e. 6 in number, 1/4 of the income should have been deducted towards personal expenses of the deceased. Thus, the amount is calculated as Rs.4,80,000 x 1/4 =3,60,000/-. The claimants are further entitled to receive an addition to 40% of the said amount as future prospects (3,60,000 x 40%=1,44,000) 3,60,000 + 1,44,000 = 5,04,000/-. The claimants would be entitled to receive Rs.1,20,000/- (Rs.20,000/- per claimant) towards loss of consortium instead of Rs.5,000/- as awarded by the tribunal. The claimants would be further entitled to receive Rs.20,000/- towards
